Canada tells OpenAI to boost safety measures or be forced to by government

FILE PHOTO: A woman visits a growing makeshift memorial on the steps of the town hall, four days after one of the worst mass shootings in recent Canadian history, in the town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, February 14, 2026. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier/File Photo

OTTAWA, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Canadian ministers told OpenAI ⁠that if it did not quickly boost its safety protocols in the wake of a recent school ⁠shooting, Ottawa would effect the change through legislation, a top official said on Wednesday.

Ottawa summoned OpenAI's ‌safety team for talks on Tuesday after the ChatGPT maker said it had not contacted police about an account that it banned belonging to an alleged mass shooter.